La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

3,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.27/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 574 lb · 233 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.35/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 580 lb · 201 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.63/cwt -8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 672 lb · 168 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,848	3,415	4,133
Feeder cattle	3,248	2,846	3,533
Slaughter cattle	100	100	30
Replacement cattle	500	469	570

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers calves uneven, under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 500 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Steers and heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	11	225.00	$225.00	$668	—
316	316	11	221.00	$221.00	$698	+9.49
359–390	374	71	196.00–207.00	$201.45	$753	+1.89
400–414 thin fleshed	407	25	193.00–197.00	$196.37	$799	+2.37
410–444	436	39	176.00–184.00	$180.38	$786	+6.19
450–496	465	108	167.00–181.00	$173.97	$809	+3.37
500–523	510	60	166.00–173.00	$169.86	$866	+7.69
557–587	574	233	141.50–150.00	$146.27	$840	-7.15
604–644	611	106	140.00–145.00	$141.92	$867	-6.46
642 unweaned	642	25	130.50	$130.50	$838	—
658–684 unweaned	670	57	129.50–131.50	$130.57	$875	—
656–689	673	111	138.00–142.50	$141.25	$951	-4.66
712–739	726	136	135.50–138.50	$137.55	$999	-4.26
727 fancy	727	17	143.00	$143.00	$1,040	—
782–794	786	98	134.00–138.00	$136.83	$1,075	+7.86
822–839	825	28	124.00–127.00	$124.79	$1,030	-1.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–539	538	14	151.00–154.00	$152.93	$823	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	11	158.00	$158.00	$506	—
400–443	429	94	147.00–154.00	$151.30	$649	+10.00
450–484	468	67	141.00–148.00	$144.78	$678	+12.60
501–545	526	96	135.00–142.00	$137.99	$726	+10.60
551–595	580	201	126.00–136.00	$128.35	$744	+1.37
606–628 unweaned	616	92	123.00–125.50	$124.40	$766	+1.40
617–633	624	74	125.50–132.00	$128.61	$803	+0.04
650–686	664	27	123.00–125.00	$124.14	$824	—
681 unweaned	681	34	120.50	$120.50	$821	+0.48
725–748	733	36	126.00–128.00	$127.32	$933	—
762	762	22	124.50	$124.50	$949	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–373	368	10	150.00–151.00	$150.49	$554	+10.49
480–497	493	27	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$648	+7.84
528	528	12	130.00	$130.00	$686	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	14	151.00	$151.00	$649	—
579	579	25	121.00	$121.00	$701	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1165	960	85-90%	9	42.00–46.00	$43.43	$417	—
950–1039	975	85-90%	7	47.00–49.00	$48.26	$471	+4.48
840–1210	1032	85-90%	9	32.00–41.00	$36.35	$375	-1.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1460	1428	75-80%	8	55.00–59.50	$55.55	$793	+3.53
1394–1553	1469	75-80%	12	51.00–54.00	$52.47	$771	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	80-85%	2	57.00	$57.00	$621	—
1000–1350	1175	80-85%	2	53.00–53.25	$53.14	$624	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2175	1775	12	71.00–80.00	$76.35	$1,355	+0.30
1665–2215	1956	12	81.00–87.00	$83.26	$1,629	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1645	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	212	47.00–60.50	$55.60	$672

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.